What color is #3F464D?

#3F464D is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Arsenic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F464D?

The RGB value is 63, 70, 77: 63 red, 70 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F464D?

The complementary color is #4D463F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F464D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F464D color

#3F464D rgb(63, 70, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F464D is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 27.5% green and 30.2% blue (63, 70, 77).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 10% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Arsenic (#3B444B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#3F464D color codes

HEX	`#3F464D`
RGB	`rgb(63, 70, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 27.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 10%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 18%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.34, -1.13, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.34, 5.28, 257.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.579, 5.973, 7.879)`
Decimal	`4146765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F464D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3F464D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F464D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3F464D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f464d; }
.text { color: #3f464d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f464d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 70 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f464d, #3f3f4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3F464D?: #3F464D is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Arsenic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F464D?: The RGB value is 63, 70, 77: 63 red, 70 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F464D?: The complementary color is #4D463F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F464D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.